This again depends some what on the event. The larger the event sometimes
creates problems with communicating to the entrant. As far as the rule goes:
Everything announced and posted is "Un-offical" and it is up to the entrant
and or friends to figure this out.
Yes almost everybody I know tries to let people know when they have DNF'd
and be user friendly. However, this is not required and there is no recourse
for someone in the situation you described.
As far as help from workers, well that is not their job and they have their
hands full if they are giving their job its due. Again, most course workers
will attempt to let timing know if the same person is DNF'ing in the same
spot each time. Again as they event gets bigger this is harder to
accomplish.
Rob
Eric Linnhoff wrote:
> How DEE!!!
>
> Here's a hypothetical question for y'all.
>
> Say I was at a Divisional event and through some bonehead stunt managed
> to DNF all of the day's runs. Let's say I kept DNFing at the exact same
> spot on the course each time BUT, nobody told me as I came off the
> course or in the grid area while waiting for my next run.
>
> After I pass the finish lights I come to a stop in the shut-down lane
> and read the chalk board that has my time hand written on it by a worker
> after each run. There's no mention of the DNF over the P.A. system or
> on the chalk board with my raw time so I assume that I navigated the
> course correctly and that I saw a valid time for my run.
>
> After unknowingly DNFing all of my runs, as the car is sitting in the
> grid in "impound" waiting to be released, I go to look at the official
> score board and see an entire row of DNFs instead of run times next to
> my name.
>
> I realize that it's due entirely to driver brain fade, especially since
> it was on the 2nd day and we just basically ran the exact same course
> except for being reversed from the first day, but..............
>
> What's a guy to do? Isn't there any "help" offered to racers by the
> folks with the radios, the announcer and in the T&S trailer any more? I
> thought this was supposed to be a hobby and a friendly sport.
>
> Just for reference, this didn't happen to me. I drove quite badly
> enough without actually having to resort to DNFing my runs. I'm just
> curious to see what y'all think.
>
> See you on course.
>
> Eric Linnhoff in KC
> #69DS TLS #13
> '98 Neon R/T
> <eric10mm@qni.com>
>
> Mustang Sally,
> guess you better slow your Mustang down.
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